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Delphi Diesel Systems is to axe 176 of 771 jobs at a plant in Sudbury and move them abroad, leaving the plant to concentrate on higher skilled work and innovation.

Features 8 May, 2015

The FIA Formula E race series for electric cars is gaining fans fast. Here's everything you need to know about it...

Features 10 Dec, 2018

The 2018-2019 Formula E season sees the debut of the all-new Gen2 car, while an innovative ‘Attack Mode’ has also been introduced

News 8 May, 2015

Toyota's sporty coupe gets another price drop and minor trim revisions for 2016 model year, bringing it to £22,195

General Motors said it will fall short of its goal of having 500,000 GM vehicles on US roads by 2017 that are powered by some form of electricity.

VW CEO Martin Winterkorn has told senior staff that he will present a new structure for the automaker by October at the latest.

PSA/Peugeot-Citroen is in talks about a possible joint venture with Iranian carmaker Iran Khodro if sanctions against the Islamic Republic are lifted, a German magazine reported, citing Peugeot brand chief Maxime Picat.

Audi has launched a 2.0 TFSI petrol engine with 140kW (190hp) with a claimed ground-breaking new combustion method. It will appear in the next generation A4.

Takata has sunk into the red as the costs of massive global airbag recalls accumulate.

Porsche Cars North America has officially opened its new US$100m Experience Centre (PEC) and headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia.

Japan's Takata said today it expects to return to profit this financial year on higher Asian and US sales, but the troubled company made few provisions for possible costs related to a massive global recall of its exploding airbags.

A short week for us due to the first (of two) bank holidays has ended in a surprise majority win for the Conservatives overnight (along with the virtual elimination of Labour from parliamentary seats in Scotland) and we look forward to one party rather than (compromised) coalition rule for the UK. I doubt the autobiz has any problem with that.

Analysts are voicing concerns about Tesla Motors' cash, saying the maker of electric cars and energy-storage products may need to raise money.

News 8 May, 2015

Volkswagen will pull wraps of faster GTI Clubsport at Worthersee festival, and it'll go on sale in early 2016

Car sales in Western Europe grew by 6.7% in April, as the recovery to the region's car market benefited from a steadily improving economic picture.

Audi said vehicle sales rose 2.5 percent in April as robust volume in the U.S. offset slowing sales in Europe and China. Four-month deliveries were up 5.2 percent to 591,050 cars.

Jaguar Land Rover's local subsidiary has always been rather vague about what it will produce at its under-construction, BRL740m/$240m factory in Itatiaia, state of Rio de Janeiro, scheduled to start assembly of 24,000 units yearly of up to three models from the second quarter of 2016.

CAR Inc, China's leading car rental company formerly known as China Auto Rental, plans to significantly expand its rental fleet over the next three years with the purchase of "tens of thousands" of vehicles from Shanghai Volkswagen.

Goodyear Dunlop reportedly plans to dissolve its contract with 7,500 German employees. The contract, which has been in existence for the past 17 years, made sure that the company's seven German sites were retained, along with protecting employees from business-related layoffs.